Book 4, 2019

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Opposing Briefs by Ian Finn

My rating: 4 of 5 stars



Yesterday I finished reading Opposing Briefs by Ian Finn. It's a male/male romance, featuring enemies-to-lovers Logan Daniels and Andrew Patterson.

Logan works for the DA's office, and he's often in court opposite Andrew, a high-profile defense attorney. He doesn't like Andrew, but he can't help being attracted to him. Never mind that Andrew is straight...and married. As for Andrew, he's always done what's expected of him, from marrying the pretty girl to becoming an attorney. He shouldn't be attracted to Logan, but he can't stop thinking about him. When Logan and Andrew begin training together for the NYC marathon, they find that they have more in common than they'd thought. As attraction between them blossoms, Andrew has to decide if pursuing a relationship with Logan is worth the inevitable fallout.

The story was told in first person pov, but it alternated between Logan and Andrew. I liked it in this instance, because it allowed the reader to get inside each man's head. I couldn't help but feel sorry for Andrew, basically living his life for everyone but himself. Secondary characters were likable, as well, with the exception of Andrew's wife and his boss. What horrid excuses for humans!

Favorite line: "If I ever start collecting cats, just shoot me and put me out of my misery."

A few, minor things did bother me...
If Andrew's wife threatened him she was going to hire a detective to find out whom he was seeing behind her back, why would he not be a tad more discreet?
Since Logan and Andrew are both attorneys, why did neither of them sue when A) Andrew's boss pushed Logan, causing him to fall and injure himself, and B) when the same jerk fired Andrew for coming out as gay? That made no sense.
Also, one would think the private detective would be discreet about his private detecting, but he got all up in Logan and Andrew's hamster ball to take a photo of them...while using a flash?!

Eh, all minor, and none of them detracted from the overall story. Good book, four stars.